Lovely sunset no 2

The sun dipped right behind the mountain and made it look like a volcano with lava pouring into the sea. Don't know how well this will translate on your PC screen, but on ours it looks amazing.

The 'Competent' Crew

March 24th 2006
Ahoy there, shipmates! Last week we were beating to windward on a port tack and doing 8 knots when the waves came crashing over the bow. “A reef in the mainsail - and fast!” cried the captain of the “Maniac” - a recovering alcoholic complete with 16’’ liver transplant scar and a diabetic disorder that caused him to fall asleep at inappropriate and crucial moments. Our brave sailors had ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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